As NFL players, owners and their ever-present lawyers persist in attempts to strike a new collective bargaining agreement, the league's potential free agents are left to wonder about the fine print the new pact might contain and how it could affect them.

Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers took a cue from his late father, Dennis, wearing his best suit to his NFL Scouting combine interviews in late February. "I wore a coat and tie instead of my sweats," Bowers said. "I wanted to separate myself from everybody else and treat team interviews like a business meeting."

Dennis Bowers knew he was dying in August when he challenged his only son with his final wish during an emotional talk inside his Augusta, Ga., hospital room. Bowers' message to his boy, Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers? Rule the 2011 NFL draft.

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen has been released from a California jail where he's been held since his arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Griffen was arrested Monday in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting an officer after a traffic stop. Police say officers used a stun gun to subdue Griffen during a struggle after he tried to flee.